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Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan

Akshardham — world's largest Hindu temple complex

Tradition · Hindu

Period · Ancient–medieval (Vedic tradition); 1781–1830 CE (Swaminarayan Sampradāya foundation); 20th–21st c. (Akshardham Mandir 2005)

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Historical Period18c CE

Ancient–medieval (Vedic tradition); 1781–1830 CE (Swaminarayan Sampradāya foundation); 20th–21st c. (Akshardham Mandir 2005)

3000 BCEColonial EraPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Tradition-specific

Gender: male
Sacred Colours: tradition-specific
Sacred Offerings: tradition-specific

Primary Scriptures

1 source

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan

Tradition

Hindu / Swaminarayan

Location

Delhi (Akshardham), East Delhi, Delhi (28.6127°N, 77.2773°E)

Sacred Narrative

Akshardham Mandir (2005, Delhi) — World's largest Hindu temple complex, 100 acres, 234 pillars, no steel structural material used. Dedicated to Bhagwān Svāmīnārāyaṇ (1781–1830) — the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampradāya. The temple is a modern achievement following traditional Vastu-śāstra and Pāñcarātra specifications. Daily ~50,000 visitors. Water-show and Indian history musical are evening attractions.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific

Offerings: tradition-specific
Sacred colours: tradition-specific

📖 Stories

Narrative of Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan
Akshardham Mandir (2005, Delhi) — World's largest Hindu temple complex, 100 acres, 234 pillars, no steel structural material used. Dedicated to **Bhagwān Svāmīnārāyaṇ** (1781–1830) — the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampradāya. The temple is a modern achievement following traditional Vastu-śāstra and Pāñcarātra specifications. Daily ~50,000 visitors. Water-show and Indian history musical are evening attractions.
— Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites: • tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

Main shrine of Akshardham Delhi — SwaminarayanVaries
📍 Delhi (Akshardham), East Delhi, Delhi, India
28.6127°, 77.2773° — view on map
Festivals: Annual festival
Akshardham — world's largest Hindu temple complex

🎊 Festivals

Annual Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan festival
Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Sources & provenance

📜 3 Primary🎓 2 Scholarly

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Primary sourceBook
Swaminarayan. Vidyāvācaspati Bhāṣya (1812)
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Primary sourceBook
BAPS tradition. Swaminarayan Biography (Satsangi Vichardharana) (1830)
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Primary sourceBook
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Akshardham: The Monument of Eternal Values (2005)
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Scholarly sourceBook
Raymond Williams. Swaminarayan and the Gujarati Community (1993)
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Scholarly sourceGazetteer
East Delhi District Gazetteer

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Knowledge Connections

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"Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan." ELGODS: Spiritual Encyclopedia of India, Deities, https://elgods.jambudweep.tech/explore/deities/akshardham-delhi-swaminarayan. Accessed August 21, 2026.

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Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan

Tradition

Location

Sacred Narrative

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

📖 Stories

🪔 Worship Procedures

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources